John F. Kennedy

S248, c2006 (Reprint; Originally published 1956); 50th Anniversary Edition

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage served as a clarion call to every American. The inspiring true accounts of eight unsung heroic acts by American patriots at different junctures in our nation's history, Kennedy's book became required reading, an instant classic, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Now, a half-century later, it remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable national spirit and an unparalleled celebration of that most noble of human virtues. This special "P.S." edition of Profiles in Courage commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the book's publication. Included in this new edition, along with vintage photographs and an extensive author biography, are Kennedy's correspondence about the writing project, contemporary reviews of the book, a letter from Ernest Hemingway, and two rousing speeches from recipients of the Profile in Courage Award.

Profiles in Courage

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Geoffrey Perret

S248, c1999; Gift Inscription inside front cover 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A study of the life of Dwight David Eisenhower sheds new light on his military and political career, including his alleged affair with Kay Summersby, his rise to commander of the Allied forces, and his two terms as president.

Eisenhower

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Elisabet Peterzen

Laura Desertrain

S248, c1983; Translated from the Swedish, 1988

Husband-and-wife journalist team Erik Skafte pursue a serial killer in Stockholm

The Last Draw

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Peter Godwin

A White Boy in Africa

Growing up in Rhodesia in the 1960s, the author inhabited a magical and frightening world. As an adolescent, a conscripted boy-soldier in the civil war, and then as an adult who returned to Zimbabwe as a journalist to cover the transition to black rule, he discovered a land stalked by death and danger.

Mukiwa

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Nick Hornby

A Decade Soaking in Great Books

"How often do you begin reading a book that makes you--immediately, urgently, desperately--want to read more books?" (Booklist). Nick Hornby has managed to write just such a book in this hilarious, insightful, and infectious volume. Ten Years in the Tub chronicles Hornby's journey through a decade's worth of books, as related in his wildly popular Believer column "Stuff I've Been Reading."

Ten Years in the Tub is a one-way ticket into the mind of one of the most beloved contemporary writers on his favorite pastime, but it's also a meditation on what Celine Dion can teach us about ourselves, a warning about how John Updike can ruin our sex lives, and a recommendation for the way Body Shop Vanilla Shower Gel can add excitement to our days. This "decade-long addiction for many... makes standing in line at the bank a blessed interval for snorting another page." (the New York Times Book Review)

Ten Years in the Tub

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S248, c2019; Produced by local historian & Signed by Author

A Tale About Teddy Roosevelt

Chance Reunion at North Creek

Kate Atkinson

A Novel

One of the Best Books of 2015--TIME, NPR, Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The Seattle Times, The Kansas City Star, Kirkus, Bookpage, Hudson Booksellers, AARP The stunning companion to Kate Atkinson's #1 bestseller Life After Life, "one of the best novels I've read this century" (Gillian Flynn). "He had been reconciled to death during the war and then suddenly the war was over and there was a next day and a next day. Part of him never adjusted to having a future." Kate Atkinson's dazzling Life After Life explored the possibility of infinite chances and the power of choices, following Ursula Todd as she lived through the turbulent events of the last century over and over again. A GOD IN RUINS tells the dramatic story of the 20th Century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy--would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather-as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. After all that Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge is living in a future he never expected to have. An ingenious and moving exploration of one ordinary man's path through extraordinary times, A GOD IN RUINS proves once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age.

A God in Ruins

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Gary Inrig

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Understanding What Jesus Meant

Get an eye-opening point of view on Jesus' parables that will touch your life in practical and compelling ways.

The Parables (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

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From Creating Infinity to Exploring the Pyramids

How The World Works: Mathematics

Stephen King

A collection of five short stories that have been made into movies includes "The Mangler," in which a skeptical writer investigates a supposedly haunted hotel room that has apparently caused at least forty-two deaths.

Stephen King Goes to the Movies

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In a chilling novel by the author of Carrie and The Stand, a new prisoner at Cold Mountain Penitentiary presents an unusual dilemma for jaded prison guard Paul Edgecombe. Reprint. Movie tie-in.

The Green Mile

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

From international bestseller Stephen King, a classic story that engages our emotions on the most primal level, a fairy tale grimmer than Grimm but aglow with a girl’s indomitable spirit. What if the woods were full of them? And of course they were, the woods were full of everything you didn’t like, everything you were afraid of and instinctively loathed, everything that tried to overwhelm you with nasty, no-brain panic. The brochure promised a “moderate-to-difficult” six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, where nine-year-old Trisha McFarland was to spend Saturday with her older brother Pete and her recently divorced mother. When she wanders off to escape their constant bickering, then tries to catch up by attempting a shortcut through the woods, Trisha strays deeper into a wilderness full of peril and terror. Especially when night falls. Trisha has only her wits for navigation, only her ingenuity as a defense against the elements, only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fear. For solace she tunes her Walkman to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox games and the gritty performances of her hero, number thirty-six, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when her radio’s reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom Gordon is with her—her key to surviving an enemy known only by the slaughtered animals and mangled trees in its wake.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

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Joel Jessup

The Ultimate Collection of Hilarious One-Liners, Puns and Gags

Q: What's ET short for? A: Because he's got little legs. Featuring subjects from hacking to hipsters, AI to modern art, plastic to post-apocalyptic puns, The Amazing Joke Book will hit your funny bone right where it's needed. Ideal for dipping into, as inspiration for entertaining your friends or making a speech, this bumper book of funnies is guaranteed to provide hundreds of laughs for all the family. ABOUT THE SERIES: Sirius Super Funny Joke Books bring together collections of side-splittingly funny jokes, from witty wise cracks to knock knock jokes and shaggy dog stories, accompanied by hilarious cartoon illustrations.

The Amazing Joke Book

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Michael Coffey

Mike Wallace

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Military Blunders of the 20th Century

A fascinating look behind more than fifty of the most historic military blunders of our century. Lively and engaging, in-depth and informative, this companion to an upcoming series on the History Channel goes beyond mere footage to delve into the facts of some well-remembered but little understood incidents and accidents of modern military history.

Days of Infamy

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S248, c1975 (Originally published 1926); Volumes I & II in one book

The History of Spiritualism (Volumes I & II in one book)

Malcolm Gladwell

A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points--industrial or transportation hubs--cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? In his podcast, Revisionist History, Gladwell re-examines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time. In The Bomber Mafia, he steps back from the bombing of Tokyo, the deadliest night of the war, and asks, "Was it worth it?" The attack was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared more by averting a planned US invasion. Things might have gone differently had LeMay's predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. As a key member of the Bomber Mafia, Haywood's theories of precision bombing had been foiled by bad weather, enemy jet fighters, and human error. When he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II. The Bomber Mafia is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war"--

The Bomber Mafia (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

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James Brady

A Novel of the North China Marines

From a bestselling author comes a rousing U.S. Marine Corps novel set in China at the onset of U.S. involvement in World War II.

Warning of War

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Nina George

Following a failed suicide attempt inspired by her loveless marriage, Marianne Messman travels to Brittany with the intention of trying again but changes her mind when the guests of a charming bistro reintroduce her to life's delights.

The Little French Bistro

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Michael Shaara

A reissue of a Pulitzer prize-winning classic, and now the major motion picture GETTYSBURG. As a result of these acclamations, this book is considered one of the greatest novels written on the Civil War.

The Killer Angels

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Ken Kesey

S248, c1963; Pages browning slightly (see photos); Likely a Reprint, Date not indicated

An international bestseller and the basis for the hugely successful film, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the defining works of the 1960s.

In this classic novel, Ken Kesey's hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched. He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and openly defies the rules at every turn. But this defiance, which starts as a sport, soon develops into a grim struggle, an all-out war between two relentless opponents: Nurse Ratched, backed by the full power of authority, and McMurphy, who has only his own indomitable will. What happens when Nurse Ratched uses her ultimate weapon against McMurphy provides the story's shocking climax.

"BRILLIANT!"--Time

"A SMASHING ACHIEVEMENT...A TRULY ORIGINAL NOVEL!"--Mark Schorer

"Mr. Kesey has created a world that is convincing, alive and glowing within its own boundaries...His is a large, robust talent, and he has written a large, robust book."--Saturday Review

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Gene Hackman

Daniel Lenihan

Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman spins a cinematic tale of pirates, shipwrecks, and sea adventure. Co-written with Daniel Lenihan, one of America's leading authorities on shipwrecks and diving, Wake of the Perdido Star is a moving story of a young boy's coming of age on the high seas, full of authentic nautical and historical detail. A 19th-century sea adventure in the spirit of Patrick O'Brian, Wake of the Perdido Star is a captivating tale about friendship, justice, and survival.

Wake of the Perdido Star

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David Hackett Fischer

Discusses the events leading up to Paul Revere's ride, and reinforces his importance in the history of the Revolutionary War

Paul Revere's Ride

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John Scalzi

S248, c2018; Some adhesive remains on front cover (see photo)

"The second, thrilling novel in the bestselling Interdependency series, from Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi. The Interdependency, humanity's interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible, is disappearing, leaving entire star systems stranded. When it goes, human civilization may go with it--unless desperate measures can be taken. Emperox Grayland II, the leader of the Interdependency, is ready to take those measures to help ensure the survival of billions. But nothing is ever that easy. Arrayed before her are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth--or at the very least, an opportunity that can allow them to ascend to power. While Grayland prepares for disaster, others are preparing for a civil war, a war that will take place in the halls of power, the markets of business, and the altars of worship as much as it will take place between spaceships and battlefields. The Emperox and her allies are smart and resourceful, but so are her enemies. Nothing about this power struggle will be simple or easy ... and all of humanity will be caught in its widening gyre"--Provided by publisher.

The Consuming Fire (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

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William Kamkwamba

Bryan Mealer

Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.

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Elisabet Peterzen; Laura Desertrain (Translator)

The Last Draw

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Nick Hornby

Ten Years in the Tub

John M. Quimby

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Kate Atkinson

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Gary Inrig

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Anne Rooney

How The World Works: Mathematics

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Stephen King

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Joel Jessup

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Michael Coffey; Mike Wallace

Days of Infamy

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The History of Spiritualism (Volumes I & II in one book)

Malcolm Gladwell

The Bomber Mafia (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

James Brady

Warning of War

Nina George

The Little French Bistro

Michael Shaara

The Killer Angels

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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Gene Hackman; Daniel Lenihan

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Paul Revere's Ride

John Scalzi

The Consuming Fire (LARGE PRINT EDITION)

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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